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Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

an axe to grind

 

A) preparing for a fight B) to have a problem with something or someone
C) some important task to do D) one's skill should always be practiced or their edge becomes blunt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to have a problem with something or someone

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


Fraternity, then, was meant to complement civil rights, _______________ to destroy them. The _____________________ framers did not use this symbolic term for a court to come along 66 years _________________, and ______________________ it for the purposes of subordinating individual rights to some mythic notion of community harmony, entirely submerging the individual _______________ the society.


and ______________________ it for the purposes of subordinating individual rights

A) appropriate B) appropriately
C) appropriating D) appropriated
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) appropriate

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Q:

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Quiescent

A) Dull B) Questionable
C) Bright D) Alive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dull

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Q:

Which base is present in lime water?

A) Sodium hydroxide B) Magnesium hydroxide
C) Calcium hydroxide D) Ammonium hydroxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Calcium hydroxide

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
He could excel in his board exams only after _____ very hard.

A) continuing B) functioning
C) learning D) toiling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) toiling

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How much time does a Geostationary satellite take to complete one orbit, at the height of 35790 km?

A) 30 days B) 24 hours
C) 365 days D) 12 hours
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 24 hours

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Q:

Which among the following is not an Object Oriented Programming Language?

A) Python B) PASCAL
C) Java D) C++
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) PASCAL

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Pascal is an imperative and procedural programminglanguage designed in 1968/1969 and published in 1970by Nicklaus Wirth as a small and efficient languageintended to encourage good programming practicesusing structured programming and data structuring

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Q:

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Voluble

 

A) Reserved B) Talkative
C) Fluent D) Gabby
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Reserved

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